Colby Itkowitz reports: A woman employed as a State Department contractor was indicted in Houston on Wednesday for an alleged identity theft scheme using personal information she stole while working at a passport office. The contractor, Chloe McClendon, and two other women were charged “with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and…
Category: ID Theft
Tampa Man Sentenced To Seven Years For Credit Card Fraud And Identity Theft
Ricardo Romero-Mesa (44, Tampa) was sentenced on Friday to seven years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered him to forfeit $13,423.79, which are the proceeds traceable to his criminal conduct. He pleaded guilty on January 15, 2015. According to court documents, in early…
Former Blue Cross worker pleads guilty to filing over 180 fraudulent tax returns
WTVM reports that a former Blue Cross Blue Shield customer service employee has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Danielle Wallace admitted to filing 180 fraudulent tax returns and stealing nearly $500,000. The false returns used personal information obtained from Blue Cross Blue Shield members who had called the…
PayIvy Sells Your Online Accounts Via PayPal
Brian Krebs reports: Normally, if one wishes to buy stolen account credentials for paid online services like Netflix, Hulu, XBox Live or Spotify, the buyer needs to visit a cybercrime forum or drop into a dark Web marketplace that only accepts Bitcoin as payment. Increasingly, however, these accounts are showing up for sale at Payivy[dot]com, an open Web marketplace that happily accepts PayPal in exchange for…
MI: FireKeepers Casino investigating possible data security breach
Lansing State Journal reports: FireKeepers Casino Hotel is investigating a possible data security incident involving the casino’s point of sale system, Vice President of Marketing Jim Wise said Wednesday. Wise said the investigation comes after the casino recently received “a couple of calls” from guests indicating concern about their bank or credit card statements. Wise…
So how’s that working out for you, phisher?
This could possibly be one of the worst – if not THE worst – PayPal phishes I’ve ever seen: From: Reseller Customer <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Subject: Your account is currently unable to use Update your Pay Pal Account. Dear Member, We have faced some problems with your Pay Pal account Please Update your…